A Geeky Home

Fairy Tale-Inspired Decor From West Elm

By Tara in A Geeky Home 1 Comment Tags: , , ,

I had the pleasure of attending another West Elm meetup last week, where I was shown their newest collections. Their South African influenced Fall collection is bright and beautiful, but my inspirations were hidden elsewhere in the store.

I have fairy tales on the brain. After attending a Fairy Tale and Superhero Lore panel and checking out a bunch of props from Grimm up close and personal at SDCC, I just can’t shake the feeling that I need more fairy tales in my life. So while I was at West Elm, I spotted a bunch of items that I would include in a fun, woodsy/fairy tale-inspired home.

Twig Flatware
This flatware is gorgeous and looks and feels like twigs. It would be right at home in a cabin hidden in an enchanted forest.
$39 for a 5 piece set.

Paper Mache Birds
This beautiful bird found in the Seattle store can easily be made with one of West Elm’s paper mache birds and your favorite fairy tale.
$12 and under.

Mongolian Lamb Pillow Cover
Add some “Beast chic” to your home with this cozy pillow.
$39.99-$139.00

Tree Stump Side Table
Pay homage to the Woodcutter with one of these side tables. Bonus points if you keep a stack of your favorite vintage fairy tale books on it!
$199 each.

Would you add fairy tale elements to your decor, or do you prefer a different genre to inspire you? Let me know in the comments!

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Disney Parks Air Fresheners

By Tara in A Geeky Home, Fun Food No Comments Tags: , ,

If like me, you’re having Disneyland withdrawals, these air fresheners will help hold you off until your next fix. The scents, including “Turkey Leg,” “Mickey’s Premium Bar,” “Mickey Waffle,” and “Candy Apple,” will be available in the parks starting in August for $5.99 each.

What Disneyland scent do you want them to reproduce? I’d love a Dole Whip freshener!

(Source: Disney Parks Blog)

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Geeky Minimalist Prints

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Mr. Geek and I have been looking for more artwork for our home lately, and as soon as I saw these prints, I placed an order. Andrew Heath’s prints are the perfect mix of geeky and artsy, and you can’t go wrong with a Doctor Who/Twilight Zone mashup!

These prints were made for this year’s Comic Con, but you can purchase them from your own home on Fab.com.

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Scented Wallpaper

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Always wanted to be a bit more like Willy Wonka? Or maybe the witch from Hansel and Gretel? Make your house a bit more magical with cherry and chocolate scented wallpapers.

The cherry paper is pretty self-explanatory, but the chocolate is the one I truly love. The damask pattern hides modern city park images like fire hydrants, parking meters, rats and pigeons. It would pretty much be the coolest paper for a study/office/reading nook.

The paper comes in sheets that will cover 10 square feet.

Scented City Park, $75 at Fab.com.
Scented Cherries, $85 at Fab.com.

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Legend of Zelda Nursery

By Tara in A Geeky Home, Geeky Kids 3 Comments Tags: , , ,

This Legend of Zelda nursery took 150+ hours over a 3 month period to paint. I can’t imagine ever doing that well of a job painting, even if someone put paint-by-numbers up on the wall.

Think you have what it takes to paint something like this? You can see their painting process beginning about 2 minutes into the video. For the rest of us? We can at least get inspired by the creativity.

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Threadless Partners with Bed Bath & Beyond

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Threadless announced that they have partnered with Bed Bath & Beyond to bring their designs to your bed, bath, and–well, you get the rest. 12 designs cover blankets, pillows, shower curtains, wastebaskets and laundry bags, ensuring that your dorm or bedroom matches your t-shirts.

The collection’s super affordable with prices ranging from $5.99 (laundry bag) to $49.99 (duvet cover). I’ll be interested to see if this will become a continued partnership with more design offerings, or if this is a limited time thing.

The Threadless collection is available at Bed Bath & Beyond.

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Giant Googly Eyes

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If your furniture and modes of transportation are in need of more personality, then you’ve got to get these googly eyes. They’re 7″ in diameter and self-adhesive, so they’re pretty much perfect anywhere. My only issue: why are all of the objects “Mr.” once they have eyes? Do they need a bow to become a “Miss”?

Giant Googly Eyes, $7.02 at Archie McPhee.

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